Kaziranga, Aug. 20 -- Two orphaned Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) cubs, rescued from Dissoi Reserve Forest in Jorhat on February 26, 2025, have been soft-released into Dehing Patkai National Park, marking an important milestone in Assam's wildlife conservation efforts, officials said in a release on Wednesday.

Dr Sonali Ghosh, Field Director of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, said the cubs -- then only four and six weeks old -- were discovered alone by a local youth and handed over to the Nakachari Beat Office under Jorhat Forest Division. With no trace of their mother, they were shifted to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Kaziranga for specialised care.

"At CWRC, the cubs were treated ...